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Transport Topics government and regulatory coverage keeps managers of a highly-regulated industry aware of the policy decisions that can shape their businesses. Covering both the legislative and regulatory aspects of policy-making, at both the state and national levels, the news in this category includes looks at infrastructure, hours of service, emissions rules, funding measures, leadership appointments, and more. Readers can follow what’s happening in Congress, at the Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Administration, and in state and local governments.

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Democrats Cut Off Relief Checks at $200,000 Household Income

House Democrats are proposing to limit the next round of COVID-19 relief payments to households earning less than $200,000, after criticism that President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus package would benefit the rich.

February 9, 2021
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Pete Buttigieg to Quarantine After Security Agent Gets COVID-19

WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will quarantine for 14 days after a member of his security detail tested positive Feb. 8 for the coronavirus.

February 9, 2021
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California Drivers Ask Appellate Court to Require Pay for Nondriving Work

A federal appeals court is being asked to overturn a lower court’s determination that state law does not require motor carriers to pay drivers separately for nondriving work such as inspections, refueling, and loading and unloading at docks, when drivers are paid on what’s known as a piece-rate basis.

February 9, 2021
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Diesel Surges 6.3¢ for Biggest Weekly Rise Since 2019

The nationwide average price of diesel fuel increased by 6.3 cents per gallon to $2.801, marking the 14th straight week with a gain and the largest rise in nearly 17 months, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data released Feb. 8.

February 8, 2021
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Transportation Secretary Buttigieg Shares Views on Federal Trucking Policy

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg offers insights into some trucking-related issues. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.

February 8, 2021
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Mississippi Transportation Commission Issues Funding for Port Improvements

The Mississippi Transportation Commission recently awarded approximately $768,000 in multimodal funding to enhance port operations in the western part of the state.

February 8, 2021
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Oil Extends Weekly Gain; Brent Pushes Toward $60 a Barrel

Oil set a fresh one-year high in New York with continued producer supply curbs helping spur strength everywhere from physical markets to the futures curve.

February 5, 2021
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US Senate Committee Embraces Climate Change Policy, Sen. Carper Says

Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, says that of all the crises facing the nation, none is greater than climate change.

February 5, 2021
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Biden Signals Ditching GOP in Push for $1.9 Trillion Aid

President Joe Biden gave his strongest indication yet that he will push for his $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan without Republican support, saying that a weak jobs report shows the risk of doing “too little.â€

February 5, 2021
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Amazon Bid to Delay Union Vote Rejected

The National Labor Relations Board has rejected Amazon .com Inc.’s request to delay a unionization vote at the company’s Bessemer, Ala., warehouse, clearing the way for the closely watched election to begin next week

February 5, 2021